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title: WordPress
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# WordPress
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WordPress is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system. It is most associated with blogging but supports other types of web content including more traditional mailing lists and forums, media galleries, and online stores.
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As a CMS, WordPress allows you to control and manage content of your website with a very easy system such as the WordPress dashboard panel. A dashboard lets you to do work on your website without needing to program anything. You can add or delete images and edit text on your webpage fast and easily.
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WordPress powers over 30% of all websites and is by far the most used CMS on the planet. Backed by a huge community, this open-source platform powers a multi-billion dollar economy with themes/plugins and custom software.
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Easy to use, Wordpress offers an easy solution for both web developers and non-web developers.
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Advantages of WordPress include:
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* Manageable from any computer
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* Built-in blog ready to go whenever applicable
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* Plugins to extend functionality to WordPress sites
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* Thousands of free themes are available to customize
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Here are some examples of big name brands using WordPress:
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* Sony Music
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* The New Yorker
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* MTV News
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Whether it's page transitions or a customized contact form, WordPress users are only a few clicks away from building a website.
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Note: WordPress's ease of use may encourage new users to forget about website security. However, the popularity of WordPress increases the activity of malware and other issues.
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It is important to choose extremely difficult or random passwords for the administrators and for the database. This guards against random brute-force attacks.
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Using tools such as [Jetpack](https://jetpack.com/) and an [SSL certificate](https://www.verisign.com/en_US/website-presence/website-optimization/ssl-certificates/index.xhtml) increases your protection against unwanted attacks.
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### More Information
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- [WordPress Codex: the online manual](https://codex.wordpress.org/)
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- [WordPress Code Reference](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/)
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- [WordPress Github Repository](https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress)
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